Key holder



Patented July 2, 1935 UNITED" STATES PATENT OFFICE I Y KEY HOLDER SamuelF. Bashara, Houston, Tex.

Application March 16, 1931, Serial No. 523,055

2 Claims. (Cl. 150-40) The invention relates to an improvement in whichis suitably mounted in the casing or body keyholders in which the keysare adapted to be portion 2. Fig. 2 has been broken away to illusencasedin a housing or container and to be extrate one form of connection forthis pivot pin 4, tended therefrom when they are to be used. whichincludes a clip or cap screw 5 which is 5 An object of the invention isto provide a rubarranged for connection to the outer end of the 5 herkey-holder which is of such construction that pin. In order to hold thepin in position in the it may be distorted in order to extend the keysbody or casing so that it may be removed when therefrom. keys are to beinserted, this cap screw 5 is at- Another object of the invention is toprovide tached. The keys 1 are arranged to pivot on a key-holder ofresilient material in which the these pins 4 by a s of a opening su h as8 10 keys are arranged to be pivoted but normally be which is usuallyprovided in the head of the key. concealed therein. The body portion 2is preferably moulded of Another object of the invention is to providematerial of the desired configuration to retain a rubber key-holderwhich will expand when subthe keys and includes the two side portions 9jected to pressure adjacent the ends thereof, and and II] which arepreferably identical. These 15 by this same pressure the keys will beextended side portions 9 and H! are connected at the rear from the case.by means of the web portion II and are sepa- Other and further objectsof the invention will rated on the front of the holder by a slot l2. bereadily apparent when the following descrip- This slot l2 will appearnormally as shown in tion is considered in connection with the accomfulllines in Fig. 2, and the keys I will be en- 20 panying drawing, wherein:cased within the housing as seen in Fig. 1. How- Fig. 1 is a centralvertical section taken ever, when it is desired to extend the keys forthrough the key-holder and showing keys posiuse it is merely necessaryto press on the body 2 tioned in the opposite ends thereof. at pointssuch as M and I5. This pressure when Fig. 2 is a side elevation lookingat the keyapplied, will distort the housing or casing so 5 holder ofFig. 1 from the left edge thereof, and that the lips defining the slot12 will be separated showing in dotted lines the position of the caseand a pressure will be exerted on the point l6 when it is distorted toextend the keys. on the head of the key. This pressure will cause Fig. 3is a side elevation looking at the outside the key to move out throughthe slot ['2 and the of the key-holder. side portions 9 and 10 will bemoved to the dotted 30 Fig. 4 shows a slightly modified form of the lineportion of Fig. 2. The key can then be used invention in which apartition has been provided and when pressure is relieved from thepoints l4 intermediate the end of the key-holder. and I5 the casing willresume its normal posi- Fig. 5 is an edge view of the structure showntion, and the key may be pushed back in through in Fig. 4. the slot l2or the case again distorted for move- 35 Fig. 6 shows still anothermodification in which ment of the key. all of the keys are adapted to beretained on a Fig. 3 shows the outer surface I8 of the case single pivotpin. as being smooth. It is intended, however, that By having referenceto Fig. 1 the key-holder suitable advertising, descriptive or ornamentalis shown as comprising a body 2 which may be configuration, may beapplied on this surface. 40 of moulded material which is more or lessresil- Fig. 4 shows a modified form of the invention ient, and whichwill present a neat and pleasing in which the web portion l l isillustrated by the appearance. It has been found that differentreference character II and is shown as having compositions of rubber andsimilar materials are been so positioned that one-half of it is on eachsuitable for this case, and the description will be side of the body. Inthis manner the slot I2 is 45 given in connection with a rubber case,but it is formed in two parts, one on each side of the intended thatother materials may be employed body so that the keys in each end willbe sepaif desired. The body 2 is of hollow construction rated. In thismanner the keys at opposite ends in order to provide a key retainingchamber 3. will move from opposite sides of the housing and v Thischamber may be of any desired length to the web ll crosses the body ofthe housing to 50 accommodate the size of keys to be disposed in form apartition such as I9. In general respects, the holder, and two smallerkeys of a well known however, this form of the invention is the sametype have been shown as positioned in the opas disclosed in the previousfigures. posite ends of the holder. These keys are mount- Fig. 5 showshow the slot I2 is provided so ed on any suitable type of pivot pin suchas 4, that it extends only part way down each side of 56 the key-holder.The key retaining pin 4 is provided in this modification the same aspreviously described.

Fig. 6 shows still another modification o1v the invention which isadapted to hold but one set 01' keys mounted on the single pivot 4adjacent one end thereof. This form of the invention is identically thesame as that described in connection with Fig. 1, except that it issmaller in size and the pivot pin at one end of the holder has beenomitted.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A keyholder including a body of rubber or the like, said body beinghollow with flat sides and an elliptical edge configuration, a slotformed partially around each end and down opposite sides for theentrance or removal of keys, and means carried by the body to retainkeys therein.

2. A keyholder including a body of rubber or the like, said body beinghollow with flat sides and an elliptical edge configuration, a slotformed partially around each end and down opposite sides for theentrance or removal of keys, means carried by the body to retain keystherein, and a transverse partition dividing the body into two sections.

SAMUEL F. BASHARA.

